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> banning cruise ships is more realistic then passing the more nuanced taxes that would correctly penalize these negative externalities. This seems like it can
by concordDance 3y ago
> banning cruise ships is more realistic then passing the more nuanced taxes that would correctly penalize these negative externalities.
This seems like it can't be true. Banning cruise ships in a port or region seems exactly as easy as taxing them some big quantity for fuel burnt for the entire cruise.
- mycologos 3y agoFair, I don't actually know which legislative method is easier. I have a vague hunch that a city is more likely to be able to dictate who docks at their ports than introduce their own pollution taxes, but I don't know.